Oakland Beach School

Oakland Beach School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Warwick, Rhode Island, run under Warwick, caters to 326 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Warwick, which oversees 18 schools and 7,688 students, Oakland Beach School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Oakland Beach School lists that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.6:1 average. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Kent County's rate of about 42%.

Around the school, census data for Kent County shows median household earnings sit near $94,345, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Kent County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,578 students), Oakland Beach School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Warwick Veterans Middle School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakland Beach School has decreased 17%, going from 395 students in 2018 to 326 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 72% to 55%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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